A game of loss and misfortune

The Gunners took the lead in the 28th minute subsequent to Giroud’s header. However, West Bromwich soon equalised from a free kick, followed by an own goal by Arteta.

The Gunners had several opportunities to make things right after the interval. Unfortunately, Özil struck a post and Carzola slipped and overshot the goal from a penalty kick. The rest of the match continued in a very similar theme and the Gunners thus lost the chance to move up to the top of the table.

“Nothing we can do. There’s always games like this,” Petr said. “We started so well, but our opponent was lucky to overturn the score also due to our own goal. We got West Bromwich under some pressure in the second half and had lots of opportunities, though unfortunately with no avail. We’re moving on, the season’s not ending anytime soon. We’ve got to keep calm and carry on,” added Petr.

Arsenal are next to face Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League game on Tuesday.